The abductors of the Chairman of Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State, Pius Kolawole, have demanded a ransom of one hundred million Naira. Kolawole and some others were kidnapped on Saturday on his way from Ilorin to his hometown of Egbe, the border town between Kogi and Kwara State. He was said to be in the company of ...
May, 2021
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3 May
New Mobile App for instant Cryptocurrency exchange debuts in Lagos
A new mobile app that allows instant exchange of crypto currency with the naira and other currencies in the globe has debuted in Lagos, courtesy of Tradefada Nigeria Limited. This, according to Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, Mr. Seun Dania will bring the needed change and confidence to enable individuals to build up their cryptocurrency portfolio. ...
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3 May
How Gunmen ‘Assassinate’ couple In Atan Ogun State
Gunmen have allegedly assassinated a hotel owner, Kehinde Ibidunni and his wife, Elizabeth, in a brutal attack at Atan – Ota in Ado – Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State. The hotelier, Mr Kehinde Ibidunni, was killed by gunmen on Tuesday, April 27, 2021, alongside his wife, Elizabeth. They were shot dead by three suspected assassins, who forced their ...
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3 May
Covid -19 Vaccine hit monumental crisis in Nigeria
There are strong indications that a crisis has hit Nigeria’s moves to procure more COVID-19 vaccine doses as the budget estimates for the procurement are grossly inadequate. It was gathered on Sunday that the budget estimates the Ministry of Health submitted to the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning were based on AstraZeneca vaccine, which is $4 per dose. ...
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3 May
Honeywell speak out on trending First Bank loan
The Honeywell Group has said its loan with the First Bank is being serviced. In a statement issued in Lagos on Sunday, the group also said its loan obligation to the bank had been reduced by 30 per cent in the last two and half years. The company also explained that since 1972, the group and First Bank had had ...
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2 May
Gunmen kill Kogi Commissioner, abduct LG Chairman
A Commissioner in the Kogi State Pension Board, Mr Solomon Akeweje, has been murdered in cold blood . And at the same time, the Chairman of Yagba West Local Government, Mr Pius Kolawole was abducted. Spokesman of the state police command, DSP William Aya, who confirmed the incident said that the Commissioner and Kolawole were travelling in the same vehicle ...
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2 May
7 die as bus, truck collide in Lagos
Seven youngsters Saturday lost their lives when their vehicle collided with a truck along the Lekki-Epe Expressway in Lagos State. The incident occured at around 1pm at Sapati (Fragend), as a result of over speeding. The Federal Road Safety Corps, Public Education Officer, Olabisi Sonubi in a statement Saturday, said (FRSC) Lagos Sector Command has advised motorists to drive safe, ...
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2 May
Senator reveals : Our hands are tied on Pantami issue
The Senate has declared that nobody, group or organisation has approached the upper chamber of the National Assembly with any concrete evidence that could warrant the sacking of the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami. The Minister has been in the news since the audio clips of his alleged support for terrorism in the past surfaced on social ...
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2 May
Meet The Two Brothers That Emerged Chairmen Of First Bank
The management shake-up in First Bank of Nigeria by the Central Bank of Nigeria has made two brothers, Oyekanmi Hassan-Odukale and Tunde Hassan-Odukale, the Chairmen of the bank’s United Kingdom subsidiary and parent company in Nigeria, respectively. Based on findings, both brothers are sons of the founder of Leadway Assurance, Sir Olusola Hassan Odukale. Their father founded Leadway Assurance in ...
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2 May
More shocking revelations about Mary Daniels’ lies
A new investigation has revealed that contrary to her claim that her name is Mary Daniel, an investigation by The Cable has revealed that amputee Lagos water Hawker Mary Daniel lied about her name and identity. It was also revealed that the people of Asaba once donated N1.7m to her in the past according to her family members but she ...